Joseph kautz of new yoek



(No Model.)

J. KAUTZ.

BARREL.

No. 273.853. Patented Mar. 13,1883.

ATTORNEYS INVENTOR f/ffffauzj WITNESSES Z Arent JOSEPH KAUTZ 0F NEY'VYORK, N. Y.

BARREL.

SPECFCTO forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,853, dated March 13,1883.

Application filed January 1G, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, JOSEPH KAUTZ, a citizenofthe Austrian Empire, residing at New York, in the county and State ot'New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Barrels, of whichthe following is a specitication.

This invention consists in a barrel in which one ofthe heads is leftdetached, and is forced inward, as the liquid is drawn from the barrel,by the action ot a. spring, such head being provided with aself-adjusting packing to preserve a tight joint with the inside ot' thebarrel, and also with bolts for locking it in position when desirable,the details ot' construetion being hereinafter fully described, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l representsa vertical central section. Fig. 2 is an end view. Fig. 3 isacrosssection on the hue tracof Fig. 1, showing the loose head in itsupper and locked position. Fig. 4 is an inside View of the loose head,showing the packing. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the barrel; andFigs. 6 and 7, detached sectional views, respectively, of the faucet andthe plug carrying the pivoted plate.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

The letter A designates the body of the barrel, and B the loose ordetached head. This head B is larger in diameter than the smallestdiameter of the barret-namely, the ends of the barrel-and it isintroduced by holding it in an inclined position through notches C, Fig.5, which are formed in the open end of the barrel, diametricallyopposite to each other, by cutting away portions of the appropriatestaves, such notches being provided with tilling-pieces C', which areinserted therein when the head has been introduced.

The letter D indicates the spring, acting on the loose head B to forceit inward as the beer or other liquid is drawn from the barrel. Thisspring rests in a socket, B', formed in the center of the loose head,and is held in position by a set-screw, E, which passes through abridge, E', attached to the open end of the barrel, the screw servingalso to adjust the tension of the spring. On the inner or lower surfaceot' the loose head is arranged theselt'- adjustingpacking, wherebyitpreserves a tight joint with the inside ofthe barrel. This packing ismade in tbursections, F F,ofsegmeutal form, the sections Fbreakingjoints with the sections F, and each section is titted to acasing, G or G', containing springs H, which act on the sections with atendency to force the same radially outward. It is preferred to makesaid sections F F of the packing ot' italia-rubber; Lbut it is obviousthat other ma` terial maybe employed. On the outersurface of the loosehead are arranged the bolts I for locking the loose head to the barrel.These bolts are intended to be used, especially when the barrel has beenemptied ot' its contents, for preventing the unnecessary movement of thehead, and they are arranged to catch into suitable sockets, l, formednear the open end of the barrel.

For the purpose .of attaching the bridge E to the barrel the latter isprovided atits open end with studs J,passing through suitable holes iuthe bridge, and the bridge is provided with swinging hook K to engagesuch studs, so that the bridge can be readily detached. Said bridge isalso provided with hooks L to engage with studs N, projecting outwardfrom a plate secured to the end coil of the spring D through suitableholes in the bridge, so that when the bridge is removed the spring maybe connected to it. When, however, the parts are applied to use thehooks Lare swung back to release the studs N and allow the free actionof the spring.

Near the closed end of the barrel is a hole, O, which is screw-threadedto receive a plug, P, or faucet Q. To the outerend ot' the plug P ispivoted a blade, t, and in the rear end of the faucet is a notch, S,adapted to receive the blade. `When it is desired to introduce thefaucet it is made to engage the blade R ot' the plug, and is then turnedin the proper direction for screwing it into the hole O, whereby theplug P is driven inward into the barrel and is replaced by. the faucet.The blade R 0f the plug is provided with a spring similar to the bladeof a knife, and under normal conditions such bladeis turned into asuitable recess of the barrel, as shown in Fig. l, so that it is bothprotected and concealed. For the purpose of disengaging the plug F fromthe faucet the latter is provided with a pusher, T,

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Fig. 6, which slides longitudiuallyin the faucet, it being guided by aslot, T', and which, when moved ina the proper direction, strikes theattached plug.

The extreme outer position of the loose head B is determined by arecess, U, which is formed on the interior ofthe barrel to receive thehead,'and provided with a packing-ring.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-=l 1.The combination, With the barrel, of the loose head, its self-adjustingpacking, composed of segmental sections and springs acting to force thesections radially outward, and the spring serving to force the loosehead iuward, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the barrel, the loose head, the self-adjustingpacking, and the spring acting on the loose l1ead,to i'orce the sameinward, of means, such substantially as described, for adjusting thetension of the spring and holding the latter in proper position, as setforth.

3. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, with thebarrel, of the loose.

head, its self-adjusting packing, the bolts for locking such head inposition, and the spring acting on the head to force the same inward.

4. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, with thebarrel, of the loose head, its self-adjusting packing, the spring actingon such bead to force the saine inward, the bridge E', theattaching-hook K, and the studs J of the barrel.

5. The combination, substantially as Vhereinbefore described, with thebarrel,of the loose head, its self-adjusting packing, the spring acting`on such head to force the same inward, the bridge E', theconnecting-hooks L, and the studs N of the spring.

6. The combination, substantially as here inbefore described, of thebarrel having the screw-threaded hole O, the plug P, having the pivotedblade R, and the faucet having the notch S to receive such blade.

7. The combination,substantially as hereinbei'ore set forth, of thebarrel having the screw-threaded hole O, the plug P, having the pivotedblade R, and the faucet having the notch S to receive such blade, andthe pusher T for disengaging the plug from the faucet. In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

JGSEPH KAUTZ. [L. s] Titnesses E. F. KASTENHUBER, W. HAUFF.

